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durablend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 09:52 PM Original message |
Holiday Cheer Limited to Upscale Stores |
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stevebreeze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. I am shocked! I thought a rising tide lifted all boats? |
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Mokito (710 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 04:01 AM Response to Reply #1 |
26. It does! And then it capsizes most of them! (nt) |
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NYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. He'll pay for Christmas by summer? |
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HeeBGBz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 10:13 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Just in time for the pre holiday early early Christmas sales |
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Habibi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. Yeah, but look |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 10:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. Hey, stupid is HIS problem |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-04 08:14 PM Response to Reply #13 |
70. Trash is a good description of it, too |
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durablend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 08:44 AM Response to Reply #3 |
39. Lose job --- file BK |
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blue neen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
4. "Customers' thirst for luxury is greater than ever." |
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Tight_rope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 05:42 AM Response to Reply #4 |
32. The STUPIDITY of some American people never ceases to amaze me |
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teenagebambam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 09:30 AM Response to Reply #4 |
42. Money can't buy class |
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durablend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 09:37 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. You think he might be compensating... |
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blue neen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 10:02 AM Response to Reply #42 |
44. And that Target watch for $9.99 gives you the time just as well as |
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Career Prole (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
5. "It doesn't faze you to buy $300 shirts or spend close to $400... |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
6. What a fuckwit |
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BadGimp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-04 06:00 PM Response to Reply #6 |
67. amen |
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Chipper Chat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
7. Look for Visa/Mastercard companies to take a beating |
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Bush_Eats_Beef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 10:19 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Our last hope in fighting Bush's proposed "National Sales Tax"... |
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Chipper Chat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 10:44 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. A national sales tax will be a headache for eBay sellers. |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 10:58 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. I sell on Ebay too, and you're right about the nightmare! |
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Bush_Eats_Beef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 11:14 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. An example given recently on the web: |
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Ed C. Finley (59 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-04 01:25 PM Response to Reply #22 |
57. I've never understood |
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CAcyclist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-04 03:31 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. No , it's not fair for you to get 3 votes |
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Ed C. Finley (59 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 12:56 AM Response to Reply #59 |
82. If the environment |
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Chipper Chat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 01:23 AM Response to Reply #18 |
24. Oh, I'm not so sure it wouln't pass. |
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genieroze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 12:37 AM Response to Reply #18 |
78. Yeah, can you imagine having to pay 20% tax on 850.00 shoes. eom |
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yorkiemommie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 11:02 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. i love ebay |
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Ladyhawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-04 08:48 PM Response to Reply #11 |
75. I'm living hand to mouth NOW. |
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genieroze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 12:41 AM Response to Reply #75 |
81. Bullshitnomics. eom |
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AllegroRondo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 09:20 AM Response to Reply #7 |
41. OK, I work for MasterCard, have to set the record straight |
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Chipper Chat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-04 12:27 PM Response to Reply #41 |
56. I stand corrected. |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-04 08:00 PM Response to Reply #41 |
69. Why do you think retailers push their own cards so much? |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
9. This just in - Jack Yeaton is a dumbass |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
10. Dollar store Christmas |
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VegasWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
12. How is Jack Yeaton from any of these other hick repukes who |
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VegasWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
15. Smart people might think about investing that money. n/t |
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alcuno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
16. So the implication is that people want to shop upscale, not that the |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 03:50 AM Response to Reply #16 |
25. Yes, the poor are abandoning Wal-Mart for Saks Fifth Avenue |
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wicket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
17. I'm going to PUKE |
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wicket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
20. My grandparents haven't been able to afford X-mas for years |
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yorkiemommie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-16-04 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
21. i met a guy like this once |
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genieroze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 12:40 AM Response to Reply #21 |
80. Keeping up with the Jones's. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
23. YECH! More from the article: |
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InvisibleBallots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 05:21 AM Response to Reply #23 |
28. damn, they sure do like to rub it in, don't they? |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 08:34 AM Response to Reply #23 |
36. Crystal studded jeans? |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 11:23 AM Response to Reply #36 |
50. The mink poncho is what gets me |
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gypsy11 (286 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 11:45 AM Response to Reply #50 |
54. lol |
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Chipper Chat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-04 10:11 PM Response to Reply #36 |
76. Awesome piks - made my day! |
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Piperay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 04:16 AM Response to Original message |
27. $2000 doesn't go very far |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 05:29 AM Response to Original message |
29. Yeaton is a f***ing moron |
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Maine-ah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 05:30 AM Response to Original message |
30. WTF |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 05:34 AM Response to Original message |
31. What an a$$. |
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Zech Marquis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 05:58 AM Response to Original message |
33. i have a sudden urge |
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durablend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 08:41 AM Response to Reply #33 |
37. No way he can do that... |
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Piperay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-04 05:53 PM Response to Reply #37 |
66. The guy has the right to spend his |
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Piperay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-04 07:50 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. Ops |
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tanyev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 08:43 AM Response to Reply #33 |
38. No need to smack him. |
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Zech Marquis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-04 05:03 PM Response to Reply #33 |
61. a fucking $400 SHIRT ?!!! |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-04 08:16 PM Response to Reply #61 |
71. If I was to drop $400 on one shirt, it wouldn't be off the rack! |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-04 05:06 PM Response to Reply #33 |
62. Why isn't he in Iraq? n/t |
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KayLaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 06:02 AM Response to Original message |
34. I sure buy the part about... |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 06:23 AM Response to Original message |
35. i'm giving money this year. |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
40. I don't know if he's a Bushie or not |
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catgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 10:30 AM Response to Reply #40 |
45. Handmade and vintage is best! |
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yorkiemommie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-04 05:17 PM Response to Reply #45 |
63. you sell on ebay? I buy on ebay! |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
46. What a shallow f*** |
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 11:01 AM Response to Reply #46 |
48. The latest must-have namebrand.... |
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durablend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 11:01 AM Response to Reply #46 |
49. He just wants to be sure... |
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Kimber Scott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
47. The only thing labels say to me is, "You paid way too much for this." |
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djack23 (83 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
51. It is not a moral value to spend so much on this |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
52. How shallow. |
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mamalone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
53. Amazin...just amazin... |
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Logansquare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-17-04 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
55. Prada loafers, if boiled long enough, make a passable soup |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-04 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
58. What a pig |
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yorkiemommie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-04 05:24 PM Response to Reply #58 |
64. went to our mall yesterday...didn't seem much busier |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-04 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
60. A proud lemming, that seems kinda odd. |
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iamjoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-04 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
65. And Charity... |
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ckramer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-04 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
72. I just spent 550 dollars this week for Christmas |
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catzies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-04 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
73. I don't believe in labels, or Christmas shopping either. |
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48pan (957 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-04 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
74. I'm not buying any of it |
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Mabel Dodge (180 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-18-04 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
77. Gee I was feeling guilty for spending $40 at the dollar store, |
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genieroze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-19-04 12:38 AM Response to Reply #77 |
79. I spent fifty bucks at DE Jones, I think that's the name. |
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